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Ergonomics Testing
There are a number of British (BS), European (EN) and international (ISO) standards relating to ergonomics of products in use, mainly for the office, contract and educational markets.
These standards are mainly dimensional standards for office and educational environments. A vast majority of office and contract furniture users will not purchase office chairs and tables unless they have been tested and certified by an independent third party.
These standards include:
There is an overall ergonomics standard, BS EN ISO 9241 Part 5, which covers the ergonomics of DSE (Display Screen Equipment) workstations.
This standard is used for verifying compliance with Health and Safety - DSE Regulations. In order to comply with this standard office tables and chairs will have to first meet with the dimensional standards outlined above. This standard also applies to computer accessories such as monitor arms, laptop holders, and document holders in use at DSE workstations.
In order to ensure that school desks and chairs match the sizes of children, school furniture should be tested to the following standard. This is the standard Partnership for Schools recommends for the school furniture to be placed in new schools under the BSF (Building schools for the future) programme.
EN 1729 Part 1 Furniture – Chairs and tables for educational institutions.
Other dimensional standards are as follows:
BS 8300: Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people – Code of practice.
Your products are meticulously tested and evaluated to these standards by our experienced Ergonomists who are experts in anthropometry of children and adults.
Please contact Levent Çaglar or Louise Malcolm on 01438 777700 or
email infor@fira.co.uk
